Preview: Hannibal Buress at Cap City Comedy Club [Comedy]

Chicago comedian Hannibal Buress' variety of absurdist, non-sequitur stoner stand-up winds down its week-long run at Cap City Comedy Club tonight and tomorrow, with two shows each night.

Buress, who comes with endorsements from Comedy Central ("Great, original material") and Time Out Chicago (their "Funniest Person in Chicago" winner), offers audiences the chance to follow a train of thought well past its logical conclusion. A fully representative bit laments the obliviousness of pigeons at bus stops ("you're not waiting for the bus, because you can fly") spins into commentary on the probable reaction of the media were he to act on his impulses ("black dudes are kicking pigeons!") before trying to determine what would make a winner at the pigeon-kicking olympics ("'Squuaaaaaaaaaw-ohhhhh!' 'That's a gold medal.'").

Fans of the "What's the deal with shoelaces?"-brand of comedy may be left scratching their heads, but the rest of us are in for one hell of a good time.